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Khat Chewing and Mental Distress: A Community Based Study, in Jimma City, Southwestern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Khat (Catha edulis) contains a psychoactive substance, cathinone, which produces central nervous system stimulation analogous to amphetamine. It is believed that khat chewing has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of individuals as well as the socioeconomic condition of...

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Autores principales: Damena, Tekalign, Mossie, Andualem, Tesfaye, Markos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Research and Publications Office of Jimma University 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3275849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22434984